We are so happy we visited Armenia and saw all those ancient historic places together with the modern side of Yerevan. What impressed us most was the many and various museums especially the one on Armenian Genocide. We may visit you again, all being well.
Emmanuel & Eileen KANNAI loved Armenia a lot. I can’t wait to come back to my homeland. I appreciate my country so much more after this trip and I am thankful for everything everyone has done in these last two weeks to make this trip the most amazing and memorable trip ever.
MelenaI loved Armenia a lot, I would love to come and live here.
Shant Minassian
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Echmiatsin
aYou have an advantage to visit the 1st Christian Church in the world, aEchmiatsin. The Cathedral of St. Echmiatsin was built in 301-303AD and is the aSpiritual Centre of all Armenians. During about 1700 years of existence, St. aEchmiatsin has been for many times rebuilt and renovated. On the territory of athe complex many other buildings such as the residence of the Catolicos, a alyceum, the guest house of the church, the Gates of Trdat, churches Hripsime(618), Gayane(630) that were built in the immediate vicinity of Vagharshapat.
Zvartnots Complex
aThe bas-relief depicts Zvartnots temple with Noah's Ark. Built in the 7th Century aAD. near Echmiatsin, Zvartnots is of immense architectural value. Having been abuilt on several columns it could survive only till the 10th century. When in the abeginning of the 20th century this site was being excavated many specialists acould hardly accept its reconstruction model designed by famous Armenian aarchitect Toros Toramanyan as it was difficult to believe that such a huge and acomplicated construction could have been built those days, and amazingly at that time one of the abas-relieves of St. Chapelle church in Paris came to prove Toramanyan's version; the bas-relief adepicts Zvartnots temple with Noah's Ark and it looks like the model represented by the architect.
Garni
aThe only pagan temple to have been preserved in Armenia, Garni was dedicated ato Mihr-the God of Sun. In later times the complex became the site of the royal asummer residence, with a fortress, palace and ornate mosaic tiled bathrooms abeing added, the ruins of which may be found next to the restored Greco-aRoman temple.
Sevan
Lake Sevan-the emerald of Armenia. Sevan is one of the highest among the afreshwater lakes in the world and is at 1900m above sea level. Admire the adivine beauty of Sevan with its windswept churches overlooking the lake. Here ayou will taste the famous trout known as Ishkhan (prince). On the peninsula ayou will see Monastery of Sevan which harmonizes perfectly with the fabric of the aamazing surroundings.
Amberd Fortress
aArmenia's geographical position, at the crossroads of communication between athe East and the West, made it the theatre of fierce battles between these two aworlds. Standing on a rocky eminence on Mount Aragats, Amberd was one of the aimpregnable fortresses of medieval Armenia. Khor Virap
aKhor Virap is a famous pilgrimage site for Armenian Christians as the 1st aCatholicos of Armenia, Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned in a well for athirteen years for practicing Christianity.The monastery of Khor Virap is situated ain the Ararat Valley on a hill opposite the biblical Mountain of Ararat.